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Easy Roast Turkey Crown

Make your life simple this Christmas and cook my Easy Roast Turkey Crown – all the delicious taste of a whole roast turkey, but less of the stress. Plus lots of tips on buying, defrosting and cooking a turkey crown and delicious ideas for your turkey leftovers! (Serves 6-10 depending on appetite)

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 202 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American , British

Ingredients

  • 2 kg Turkey crown (fully defrosted, if necessary)
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

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  1. Thoroughly defrost your turkey crown first (see note 1).
  2. Remove your turkey crown from the fridge about an hour before you are going to cook it.
  3. Preheat your oven to 180C / 160C fan / gas mark 4 / 350F about 15 minutes before you want to start cooking your turkey. It is really important that your oven is at the right temperature before you start.
  4. Next, drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the turkey and sprinkle over 1 teaspoon of salt and about 20 good grindings of black pepper. Rub the oil, salt and pepper all over the bird and place it, breast side up, in a roasting tray.
  5. Cover the turkey crown in foil and roast for 60 minutes. The foil will help keep the breast meat juicy and stop the skin browning too soon and burning before the meat is cooked.
  6. After 60 minutes, remove the turkey from the oven and remove the foil. Baste the turkey with the juices you find at the bottom of the tin. Put the turkey back in the oven, uncovered this time, for a further 20 minutes (see note 2).
  7. After 20 minutes, turn the oven up to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F, remove the turkey from the oven and baste with the juices. Return the turkey back to the oven for a further 30 minutes. Cooking the turkey at a higher temperature will help the turkey skin to brown and crisp up. 220C is also the perfect temperature for roast potatoes, meaning you can start your roasties now and they will be ready when the turkey has rested for 30 minutes.
  8. After the final 30 minutes (the turkey will have cooked for a total of 1 hour and 50 minutes), remove the turkey from the oven and check it is done. Stick a small sharp knife in the fattest part of the turkey crown, and the juices should run clear and the meat should be white. If you have a meat thermometer, the internal temperature should be 74C (165F).
  9. Transfer the turkey crown to a clean roasting tin (or similar). Allow the turkey to rest for 30 minutes, covered loosely in foil. It will not get cold and the meat will taste much nicer.
  10. Use the turkey roasting tray to make delicious easy peasy turkey gravy.

Notes

  • (1) Defrost your turkey for 12 hours per kilo in the fridge (below 4C/39F) or 4 hours per kilo in a cool room (below 15C/59F). Always ensure your turkey is fully defrosted before cooking.
  • (2) If you are cooking a 2kg turkey crown, your times are 60 minutes 180C covered + 20 minutes 180C uncovered + 30 minutes 220C uncovered. If you are cooking a 3kg turkey crown, your times are 60 minutes 180C covered + 40 minutes 180C uncovered + 30 minutes 220C uncovered. If you are cooking a 4kg turkey crown, your times are 80 minutes 180C covered + 40 minutes 180C uncovered + 30 minutes 220C uncovered.
  • Suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

Calories 202kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 0g (0%) Protein 43g (86%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 0g (0%) Cholesterol 108mg (36%) Sodium 412mg (17%) Potassium 484mg (14%) Sugar 0g (0%) Vitamin A 40IU (1%) Calcium 28mg (3%) Iron 1.1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 202

% Daily Value*

Calories 202kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 0g 0%
Protein 43g 86%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 108mg 36%
Sodium 412mg 17%
Potassium 484mg 10%
Sugar 0g 0%
Vitamin A 40IU 1%
Calcium 28mg 3%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.